Well, you could say that's just a matter of American beer being so awful that anything would be a relief in comparison. This is a stereotype with some truth to it, though the situation has improved a lot in recent years. But my sources tell me that in Australia and the United KingdomBudweiser--a paragon of awful American beer, a fine example of what spring water might taste like if you added a few drops of beer for flavor--is thought of as innately superior to (Australian or British) domestic beer, and priced accordingly.